Thoughts on the First Season of : Game Of Thrones

Called in sick to work yesterday, stayed home and watched 10 episodes of GAME OF THRONES.
Here are some of the observations I have about season 1. 

Untimely Deaths
If you’re not at all familiar with the show Game of Thrones you should get used to characters meeting an early demise - here’s a short list of characters that I wished lived a little longer than season 1.

Fat King (Richard?) - this character, as flawed as he was - reminded me a bit of John Bonham of Led Zeppelin. Larger than life - with incredible stories to tell, he like Bonham died in a way that was unfitting for such a bad ass. Fat King was done in by a wild bore while drunk. Bonham reportedly had 40 shots of vodka and choked on the smell of his own vomit…

While his death was necessary for the advancement of the plot - death by bore was so unfitting.

 
Same I think goes for Drogo. He was in the running for my “favorite breathing character”… I don’t know what’s not to love about this guy. He rocked the guy-liner better than anyone in recent memory, looked a lot like Rosario Dawson (with whom he should have babies with so that we can have more people that look just like them) and had cool story backdrop for his pony tail. I also liked that he referred to his unborn son as “the stallion that will mount the word”. That’s so prison rapey awesome - it hurts.


Lastly, the Death of Ned Lancaster hurt… his end was a little more fitting in regards to the false plea of treason and advancement of the plot - 1 episode before the season finale.

 







Favorite Breathing Character - The Imp.  

I just had a 45 minute discussion with a co-worker on how I see him becoming the dwarf king in season 2. His upside is ridiculous and if I can figure out a Game Of Thrones - fantasy scoring guide - he may be a top #1 pick over all. I see father Lancaster learning about the inbred king in season 2, which will result in the father killing the former Queen and justifying the Dwarf King’s Hand to rule it all by forcing his way into the throne. He’s one of three characters that I see living all the way through season 2.


Character whom I hate the most - Littlefinger 

As turn coats go… he has to be the most self opportunistic prick since Lando Calrissian. Prior to Ned Stark getting his head lobbed off, I actually saw him turning coats again to free him… but he let me down. I have him pegged as one of 5 characters I don’t see getting past 5 episodes alive in season 2. 

 

Most intriguing character - “the Spider”

I totally don’t get this turn coat, gossipy, castrated - poor mans fester. I’m torn between liking and disliking him more than any character in the show. My guess is that he and Littlefinger will try to kill each other off in season 2. 

 





Characters I’m rooting for - Snow (and his white hound of hell) & last living Tangaryn (sp?) (with her 3 dragon babies). I see the two as the strongest characters in the show who should clearly lay claim to the crown but won’t because of some ass-backwardness. Snow has his oath to the Knightwatch… Dragonlady - didn’t seem to have an open interest in being Queen Bitch - but she may want to mother a second Omen child and I see her doing it with the Most Interesting Translator on earth. I see both of these characters moving the plot needle the most in the coming season.

 











Season 2 Dead Pool - My top 5 characters I see getting rubbed out and rubbed out quickly in Season 2.

#1 - Son of Stark - King of the North and future hubby to the least ugly daughter of Lord Fred Phelps and his Latter Day Saints. Can death cast a bigger shadow on someone?

#2 King Jofferey - Prick of pricks… He has so many people openly wanting to kill him that I can’t get a read on how his demise will occur. Weepy Stark (his Red Headed Princess to be) would redeem herself if she did swiftly.

#3 Night Watchmen’s - Fat Sam. Oaths aside… he’s the only thing keeping my boy Snow from heading South and putting Lannisters heads on pikes.

#4 - Jaime Lannister - he should be higher on the list seeing how he’s being held captive… his death won’t happen until his incestuous past is known. 

#5 - Littlefinger - I don’t see how he will be of any use in the plot progression. He was an important piece in the fall of Ned Stark. He’d be higher on my list but he’s smarter than the 4 others on the list.

Friends that Aladdin Sane together, stay together

While shopping for some novelty Salt n’ Pepper shakers this afternoon, my friend Henry and I stumbled upon some Masquerade masks that contained a number of pop-culture icons.

I picked up David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane - and phoned up my friend Clay to have him do up some proper facebook head shots so that we can all update our profile photos.

My goal is to now get all my friends to put the mask on at some point so that I can add it to my collection.

Duck or Ape with ROAR

Spending my 4th of July doing some laundry at the house.   Threw this track on to space out for a little bit….


Been a little busy the past couple of days and haven’t had a chance to put a song up on the site…   

Been thinking a lot about what song to share in recent days, so I pulled out my Nada Surf album last night and selected this deep cut off of the album LUCKY.

If you’re sitting in front of your screen and wondering if this is the same Nada Surf that penned the song “Popular”…  the answer to that is yes.  

Artful Codger

George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher from McNay Art Museum on Vimeo.

Made it over to the McNay this afternoon to check out an exhibit on the work of George Nelson.

Along with Charles and Ray Eames, Nelson is considered a father to American Modernism.

The exhibit took me a little bit by surprised… mainly because the Austin Museum of Art currently has an exhibit on the design firm Herman Miller.

I haven’t made it out to Austin to see their exhibit yet, but it’s pretty cool to have 2 similar exhibits on Mid Century design so close to my front door.

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The exhibit at the McNay was curated incredibly well.  My only complaint about the exhibit was how inaccessible the George Nelson’s Kangaroo chair was.

They had it on a top shelf that disallowed one to walk around and admire, what I think is one of his finest creations.

If you’re in the Alamo City and have some time to check it out - I highly recommend it.

Hitting the Lanes

One of the nice things about working on Ft. Sam Houston right before a Government holiday, is getting to look forward to a very slow work day that allows a lengthy lunch to include a few frames of bowling.

It’s been about 5 years since I last used my personal bowling balls and I ended up rolling a 166 in my first game.

My co-workers really enjoyed it too and they’re already looking forward to doing it up again in the near future.